perplexity vs disarray

perplexity and disarray both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perplexity	Yes	No	No	No
disarray	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, disarray is a hypernym of perplexity; that is, disarray is a word with a broader meaning than perplexity:

perplexity: trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
disarray: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Other hypernyms of perplexity include confusedness, confusion, mental confusion, muddiness.

perplexity (noun)	disarray (noun)
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity	untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

perplexity (verb)	disarray (verb)
	bring disorder to